For many, Chess Records, which Polish brothers Leonard and Phil Chess founded exactly 75 years ago, is the greatest recording ...

Chess Records has announced a pair of new additions to their 75th anniversary release lineup. On November 14, the legendary Chicago label will publish the compilation releases The Chess Records ...

It’s May 1968 and a turbulent age, with the life-changing political events of half a century still unfolding. Riots and revolution circle this third stone from the sun as war, terrorism and civil ...

The movie Cadillac Records enlists an all-star cast — including Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright and Beyonce Knowles — to tell the story of Chess Records, a label synonymous with classic blues and early ...

Like just about everything Marshall Chess discusses during a 45-minute zoom, the story behind his upcoming album New Moves is long, complicated, full of record-business drama and enthusiastically ...

Phil Chess, who co-founded legendary Chicago rhythm and blues label Chess Records, has died at age 95 at his home in Arizona. Chess Records roster included Etta James, Howlin’ Wolf, Ike Turner, Bo ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the son of the co-founder of the legendary blues label Chess Records. Marshall Chess has released a new album, "The Chess Project." The blues is a family business for ...

Back in the day, you weren’t anyone in the blues world unless you were signed to Chess Records, the label that made stars out of a generation of rough and tumble musicians, notably Muddy Waters, ...

The monthly series kicks off in October with the release of albums by blues pioneers Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. By Melinda Newman Legendary blues and rock label Chess Records will celebrate its 75 ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Who Do You Love" is the second recent film to tell the story of Chess Records and its role in popularizing Southern-flavored blues and later acting as midwife to ...